Caged

by Ellison Cooper

FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair hunts for evil in the deepest recesses of the human mind. Still reeling from the death of her fiance, she wants nothing more than to focus on her research into the brains of serial killers. But when the Washington D.C. police stumble upon a gruesome murder scene involving a girl who'd been slowly starved to death while held captive in a cage FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair hunts for evil in the deepest recesses of the human mind. Still reeling from the death of...

Caged Reviews

Magdalena aka A Bookaholic SwedeNov 18, 2018

When a young girl is found dead in a cage, FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair must take a break from her research into the brains of serial killers. This killer seems to be very sadistic, letting the young victim slowly starve to death, but strangely, had given the girl a puppy. The case ...

Darcia HelleJun 27, 2018

Despite the brutal content, Caged is ultimately a forgettable book for me.
I expected psychological suspense, based on the description, but this book is a straight forward police procedural. Sayer, the lead character, is a neuroscientist, yet her part is mostly interchangeable with...

Emma L.Jul 26, 2018

I was a bit disappointed with this book. There were a few clichés and some things were just plain unbelievable.
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Nancy McFarlaneJan 01, 2018

Sayer Altair is a neuroscientist whose main research is to study the brains of serial killers to see if a common anomaly can be detected. She joined the FBI expecting to mostly do research but soon finds herself the lead on the hunt for a sadistic killer who starved a young girl to dea...

Jessica WoodburySep 05, 2018

While I see this referred to as a "procedural," I wouldn't put it in that bucket. To me this falls firmly into "thriller." Yes, it does follow an investigation from the inside, but when I think Procedural I think of a slow series of steps and a close-ish to reality plot. This is not th...

FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair hopes to one day unravel the mysteries of the human brain and she may get her chance when assigned to a bizarre murder case where a young woman's body is found in a suspended cage. When another girl goes missing, Sayer must race against the clock to unlo...

Meredith B. (readingwithmere)Jul 28, 2018

4.5 Stars!
Whew what a fast past thriller! I flew through this book in about 3ish hours. I also did this as a buddy read with a friend on Instagram and it has been really fun to have someone to talk to about this!
Sayer is an FBI Agent. She has had a rough past: her parents died ...

Emily DuchonJul 20, 2018

i read a lot of police procedurals, and i tend to gravitate towards those with strong female protagonists, so it goes without saying that they all tend to blend together. as my fiance' says when i brag about the number of books i've read this year, "you haven't read 140 books; you've r...

Krystin RachelJul 30, 2018

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Okay, here?s my issue: I really over-hyped myself for this one.
I heard ?police procedural? and ?FBI agent? and ?serial killer? and just lost my ever-loving crime fiction booknerd mind, expecting to fall rapidly in love with this; for it to be eve...

Natalie [genreneutralreader]May 02, 2018

When I first got going on this book I realized it reminded me a lot of the early John Sanford Prey novels. It is gritty, rough, and doesn?t shy away from uncomfortable details. After a while I saw that Ellison Cooper definitely has her own voice and a unique perspective. Caged gets s...

Sarah JointJul 22, 2018

A finely crafted and disturbing thriller with an incredibly likable main character. Instead of being your run of the mill detective, Sayer is a neuroscientist with the FBI. She holds a special interest in serial killers... more specifically, the brains of serial killers. She's working ...

Danielle (The Blonde Likes Books)Oct 03, 2018

I love serial killer thrillers, so I was really excited to read Caged in the month of October - since I'd heard it was good and creepy, I figured it would fit in perfectly with the Halloween season! Caged started off with a bang, and kept me hooked the entire time. I originally planned...

GlenDec 24, 2018

I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
A serial killer novel with an interesting premise that is smothered under the weight of PC pretentiousness.
I felt the reader did a good job, even if her Cajun accent needs some work. ...

Janelle â€¢ She Reads with CatsJul 09, 2018

Many thanks to Minotaur Books for providing my free copy of CAGED by Ellison Cooper - all opinions are my own.
This is one creepy, chilling, twisted thriller! A gruesome crime scene is discovered as a young woman is found starved to death and locked in a cage. FBI agent and neurosci...

Terri WinoJul 21, 2018

This review contains minor spoilers, but nothing revealing major plot points.
I was really looking forward to this book because the description made it sound like an absolute page turner. Unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to the hype for me.
First, the positives. It is defi...

Laura RashFeb 25, 2018

This was really different. A new twist to a detective thriller with a ?bad guy? I didn?t guess after assuming the whole time I had it figured out early on. This kind of eludes to another book & I?m hoping that is so.
Thanks to Minotaur for this early copy:) ...

MichelleJun 17, 2018

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This book is gripping, thrilling and oh so good from the beginning. It pulls you in and keeps you hooked from the first page. This is a great crime/police type book.
In this book FBI neuroscientist ...

CarrieJun 17, 2018

Caged by Ellison Cooper is a police procedural thriller with a bit of a twist on the lead investigator. Sayer Altair is with the FBI and a neuroscientist that has been doing a study of serial killers or more specifically their brains and trying to find anomalies that would distinguish ...

BrandyAug 06, 2018

Wow! Wow! Ummmm.... yeah.... Wow! Caged was a pulse pounding, edge of your seat, who the hell done it, I didn?t see that coming thriller! It kept me guessing the entire read. It has all the mix needed for a good read: a strong female FBI agent with a twisty past, a sick twisted psych...

JulieJul 10, 2018

This book really captures all the crime TV vibes... think Criminal Mind, which is one of my favorite shows so major win for me. If you too are a fan of shows such as this than CAGED need to make its way into your life as soon as humanly possible. Ellison Cooper being a debut novelist...

KendallJun 13, 2018

Ellison Cooper's Caged is a well written police driven thriller with a mix of a strong female detective.
What I liked about Caged? I really liked how Sayer our main female detective had a strong background in Science. Sayer studies serial killers' brains and the general makeup of h...

LindseyMay 17, 2018

Many thanks to Minotaur Books for my free advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
Seeing fellow reviewers compare this book to UNSUB had me over the moon excited to read it. I was also nervous after hearing about some animal involvement, but I decided to proceed with caution ...

Why I'm a fan of serial killer novels I'm not really sure, but this debut was a stunner! FBI agent, Sayer is a neuroscientist studying killers' brains to determine the chemical makeup and how it may differ from "normal" brains. But when a local politician's daughter is discovered dead ...

Dee ArrJun 05, 2018

I was doing well, enjoying ?Caged? and guessing along with the agents who the killer might be and what could be done to save the next potential victim. Unfortunately, the one thing I hoped wouldn?t happen, happened.
The story is very good, and the cast of characters have enou...

DennisJun 05, 2018

If you like the show Mindhunter, look no further because Caged is ready to deliver you to the world of crime-fiction, meets police drama. Ellison Cooper's debut novel takes place in Washington DC, focusing on FBI neuroscientist Sayer Altair and the police force investigating true cri...

Kristina NowellApr 28, 2018

Let me start off by saying that I?m not a huge fan of novels that follow Detectives and the likes, but #Caged May have changed that for me.
Caged follows a Neuroscientist with the FBI named Sayer Altair as she embarks on a journey to finding the serial killer who had booby-trapped ...

Alice BlanchardJul 23, 2018

I crave a good book that unfolds like a movie. ?Caged? opens with the police entering a house they?d already checked out the week before and, after a shocking setback, discovering a dead body suspended in a cage in the domicile of a demented serial killer. Great premise. Enter FB...

Jay -hooked on booksMar 28, 2018

Sayer Altair is a neuroscientist with the FBI. When the body of a young woman is found, abducted and subsequently left to starve to death in a metal cage in an abandoned house, Sayer gets called in to lead the investigation.
As a researcher who studies serial killer brains, Sayer h...

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About the author

Ellison Cooper

Ellison Cooper has a Ph.D. in anthropology from UCLA, with a background in archaeology, cultural neuroscience, ancient religion, colonialism, and human rights. She has conducted fieldwork in Central America, West Africa, Micronesia, and Western Europe. She has worked as a murder investigator in Washington DC, and is a certified K9 Search and Rescue Federal Disaster Worker. She now lives in the Bay Area with her husband and son.